Sale reports / Kentucky / Somerset Livestock Auction / 2021-11-20

Somerset Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Somerset, Kentucky · Sat, Nov 20
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2194
Feeder Cattle receipts
997 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 911▼ 126 vs year ago 1,123 · −11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 135▲ 20 vs year ago 125 · +16.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 139▼ 85 vs year ago 150 · −56.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand for weaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.29/cwt on 245 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.71 against this barn's trailing median of $225.00.
Average price
$131.29
245 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$21.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.78
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2468131.55616242
Large 1480110.005283thin
One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale245 hd
131.29
—
KY average25 barns · 6,371 hd
130.51
+0.78
This barn, trailing median1 sales
225.00
−93.71
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,74093.461,62621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44657.5983222
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22557.0169821
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08248.4252420

Every lot

58 lots · USDA AMS · Lake Cumberland Livestock - Somerset, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2217168.95/cwt159.00–175.003678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323175.00/cwt175.00–175.005656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373176.16/cwt173.00–180.0065714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418162.63/cwt155.00–167.006808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479155.09/cwt148.00–166.0074310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521160.26/cwt159.00–161.0083517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525152.38/cwt150.00–160.0080043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558138.32/cwt135.00–139.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566159.50/cwt159.00–160.0090312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628150.69/cwt148.50–152.0094613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633143.28/cwt130.00–150.0090732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774131.91/cwt126.00–138.001,02110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2979129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,26829
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2222140.00/cwt140.00–140.003115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284144.03/cwt138.00–150.0040910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325137.15/cwt133.00–141.0044634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373133.89/cwt128.00–139.0049946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424138.08/cwt134.00–140.005859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006376
Heifers—Large 1480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489133.70/cwt125.00–139.0065418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527127.53/cwt119.00–132.0067238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572125.67/cwt121.00–131.0071931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585134.91/cwt133.50–136.0078916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619120.55/cwt115.00–123.0074618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634127.00/cwt127.00–127.008055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780104.00/cwt104.00–104.008111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2306153.37/cwt150.00–155.004699
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367156.70/cwt147.00–163.0057520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414147.80/cwt132.00–156.0061219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463142.53/cwt132.00–159.0066035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526137.62/cwt129.00–151.0072454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578128.86/cwt125.00–135.0074513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625126.44/cwt119.00–130.0079024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669125.74/cwt119.00–130.0084139
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724114.02/cwt109.00–128.0082618
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3270103.53/cwt99.00–105.0028012
Dairy Steers—Large 356599.00/cwt99.00–99.005592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19579.00/cwt78.00–80.009442
Bulls——1,66788.03/cwt85.00–95.001,4679
Bulls——1,914101.24/cwt95.00–107.001,93810
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05744.19/cwt42.00–49.0046712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12054.77/cwt53.00–57.006138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21053.37/cwt51.00–55.0064611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24161.01/cwt57.00–66.0075710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30050.00/cwt50.00–50.006501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38756.23/cwt54.00–58.0078015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61662.24/cwt58.00–63.001,0066
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,8041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163696.49/cwt600.00–760.008,10010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,217603.87/cwt500.00–735.007,3495
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,271873.87/cwt800.00–925.0011,1078
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,220720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,7841
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3421,242.45/cwt1,100.00–1,400.0016,6746

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.